BANGOR - Turn the clocks back to November of 2016, and Bangor-based fighter Aaron Lacey was one of the most feared fighters in the northeast. He had just turned pro in April, but he already held a 4-0 record, and was set to dominate in New England Fights once more in 2017.

...It’s Super Bowl weekend, so perhaps it’s appropriate that one of Maine’s most recognizable mixed martial arts competitors is returning to the big game Saturday night at “NEF 32: Super Saturday.”

Bangor’s Bruce Boyington, who earned some of his greatest professional triumphs with New England Fights before taking his talents to the world’s stage, returns to regional main-event status for the first time in two years against Taylor Trahan of Littleton, New Hampshire.